Activities at Broadway Halls Care Home

Across our services, our residents had a fantastic time during a special live virtual event, led by Emilia from Medical Detection Dogs. Emilia took us on a journey to discover how the organisation began training dogs to support people with complex health conditions, saving their lives on a daily basis.

Using their amazing sense of smell, these dogs can identify odour changes emitted prior an episode and alert the person to take preventative action. We were introduced to the wonderful dogs and the science behind the sniff. It was a delightful experience for everyone, especially our canine-loving residents.

Our residents tried something new with a salsa dance workout! Aiming to strengthen muscles, salsa dancing is good for stretching and movement.

Residents learnt different moves in a chair or standing up depending on their mobility. The activity helped with posture and strengthen everyday muscles.

There was so much fun and lots of laugher going on, it didn’t even feel like a workout! Afterwards residents got into the salsa mood with a bit of fancy dress, then relaxed with a nice drink and a little siesta.

A wish came true for a resident on his special birthday!

Happy 60th Birthday to Derek! Derek asked if he could go to a garden centre with family members for his birthday.

Our Lead Activities Co-ordinator at Broadway Halls, Scott, arranged with Derek and his family to go to Hollybush Garden Centre & Aquaria in our minibus and make a day of it.

Derek enjoyed his cake at the cafe, looked around the aquatics at all the different fish, and looked at the small pets and birds.

Derek said “What a fantastic day I have had spending quality time with my family, thank you for making my birthday special."

Residents enjoyed a New Year’s Day Party with a 1950s and 1960s themed disco, complete with snacks and a selection of beverages that were served and enjoyed throughout the day.

Staff, families and residents were all up on the dance floor, dancing the day away. The songs also brought back so many amazing memories so there was plenty of chatting and reminiscing about years gone by and the wonderful things to come.

It was a great start to 2024 here at Broadway Halls!

The team at Broadway Halls entertained residents and families with their Pantomime. Our brilliant staff got into costume for their one-off performance of Cinderella!

There was fun and laughter by all, the panto was unrehearsed which made the performance even more entertaining for everyone to see - a unique version of Cinderella if we do say so ourselves!

Thank you to everyone that made this possible and thanks for the huge support we had from everyone who came to watch.

What a fantastic day at Broadway Halls! The wonderful TG Singers - Sedgley entertained us with their Christmas choir, where they sang classic Christmas hits, each with a different message. They even had a special guest in the audience in Cllr Andrea Goddard, Mayor of Dudley. We were honoured to introduce Andrea to our residents and stuff and give her a tour of the home after the performance.

As a surprise to us, Sedgley E Townswomen's Guild led a community project to make crafty christmas trees from knitted and crocheted squares (one in All Saints Church and one in St Chad’s Church, Coseley). As they couldn’t bring trees to show residents, they made additional squares into blankets to donate. We were very lucky and received a blanket to keep!

Thank you for your kind gift, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from all at Broadway Halls.